Stories tagged: "World War II"


Pearl Harbor survivor Lou Conter, 101, holds a framed replica of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin of Dec. 7, 1941 at his home in Grass Valley, Calif., Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Conter survived the devastating explosion that destroyed the battleship, USS Arizona, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
USS Arizona Survivor: Honor Those Killed at Pearl Harbor

USS Arizona sailor Lou Conter lived through the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor even though his battleship exploded and sank after being pierced by aerial bombs.

Chuck Shuff sitting outside in wheelchair holding American flag
This World War II Veteran’s Honor Flight was Canceled. So His Union Did This.

Chalmer "Chuck" Shuff was supposed to visit the World War II Memorial this spring. But when his Honor Flight was canceled, his union stepped in.

Donald Stratton U.S.S. Arizona dies
One of the Last Remaining Survivors of the U.S.S. Arizona Sinking in Pearl Harbor Dies

Donald Stratton, one of the last three remaining survivors of the U.S.S. Arizona warship sinking in Pearl Harbor, has died at the age of 97.

USS Arizona Memorial|Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Photo
USS Arizona Memorial Now Open Outside D-backs Spring Training Facility

The new memorial outside the D-backs spring training facility honors the more than 1,100 sailors who died on the USS Arizona during Pearl Harbor.